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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : set
Phonetic Transcription : sɛt



Definition of setting apart

Origin :
  • Old English settan (transitive) "cause to sit, put in some place, fix firmly; build, found; appoint, assign," from Proto-Germanic *(bi)satjan "to cause to sit, set" (cf. Old Norse setja, Swedish sätta, Old Saxon settian, Old Frisian setta, Dutch zetten, German setzen, Gothic satjan), causative form of PIE *sod-, variant of *sed- "to sit" (see sit (v.)). Also cf. set (n.2).
  • Intransitive sense from c.1200, "be seated." Used in many disparate senses by Middle English; sense of "make or cause to do, act, or be; start" and that of "mount a gemstone" attested by mid-13c. Confused with sit since early 14c. Of the sun, moon, etc., "to go down," recorded from c.1300, perhaps from similar use of the cognates in Scandinavian languages. To set (something) on "incite to attack" (c.1300) originally was in reference to hounds and game.
  • As in appropriation : noun allocation, setting aside
  • As in appropriate : verb set aside; allocate
  • As in insulate : verb protect; close off
  • As in intend : verb have in mind; determine
  • As in mark : verb characterize
  • As in sanctify : verb hold in highest esteem
  • As in segregate : verb discriminate and separate
  • As in sequester : verb isolate, seclude
  • As in call : verb demand or announce action
  • As in individualize : verb distinguish
  • As in mew : verb enclose
  • As in signalize : verb distinguish
  • As in singularize : verb distinguish
  • As in consecrate : verb hold in high religious regard
  • As in dedicate : verb sanctify
  • As in designate : verb specify as selection
  • As in devote : verb commit one's energies, thoughts
  • As in differentiate : verb make a distinction
  • As in discriminate : verb show prejudice
  • As in dissociate : verb part company with; separate
  • As in distinguish : verb tell the difference
  • As in enclose : verb put inside, surround
Example sentences :
  • This setting apart for holy service was the Old Testament sanctification.
  • Extract from : « Sanctification » by J. W. Byers
  • I shall take the liberty of setting apart some rooms for you.
  • Extract from : « Debit and Credit » by Gustav Freytag
  • He divided the loot of war equally among his soldiers, setting apart a portion for the poor and orphans.
  • Extract from : « The Turkish Empire, its Growth and Decay » by Lord Eversley
  • She contented herself with setting apart the dish till her mistress should decide what ought to be done with it.
  • Extract from : « Feats on the Fiord » by Harriet Martineau
  • We join you in setting apart this land as an enduring monument of peace, brotherhood, and perpetual union.
  • Extract from : « Special Days and their Observance » by Anonymous
  • Omaha, where the opening performance of this exhibition was given, honored Will last year by setting apart one day as "Cody Day."
  • Extract from : « Last of the Great Scouts » by Helen Cody Wetmore
  • That the real intentions of the Crown in setting apart the immense School Reserves in 1798 had never been carried out.
  • Extract from : « Egerton Ryerson and Education in Upper Canada » by J. Harold Putnam
  • By thus combining & setting apart, the aristocratic interest, the popular interest will be combined agst it.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of the Debates in the Convention which Framed the Constitution of the United States » by James Madison
  • Setting apart the capital and the great seaports, Argos ranks high among the existing cities of Greece.
  • Extract from : « Studies of Travel - Greece » by Edward A. Freeman
  • Towards evening, the grain collected during the day was heaped together, with a view to setting apart the share for the King.
  • Extract from : « Castes and Tribes of Southern India » by Edgar Thurston

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